The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-28

when a vote was taken among the Philadelphia
bakers whether they should ask the assistance
of the clergy it was voted down as being Of no
use.
Britain has improved materially over what it
was a year ago. Employment is more general.
One order has just been given for $780, 600 steel
sleepers.
Plttsburg coal miner has patented coal
mining machine which will undercut from Al to
feet. 1t weighs less than 200 pounds, and will
mine fifty tons per day. Compressed air or
steam can be used
rule, when carried out. will apportion the work
to be done evenly among all who want
work. 1t is TO go into effect on Nov l, and sixty
days notice will be given to publishers.
From the activity in increasing the capacity of
New England WOODEN mills it would appear that
a heavy demand is expected. At East Dover,
Me-, the mills are running at night; at Gray,
extra time; at Pawtucket large additions are be-
ing made.
An order for 5000 guns recently placed with
the Remingtons has been increased to IL, 900.
The Fall River iron works will soon shut down
completely. The Russian government has
placed an immense order for rifles with Con-
necticut firm.
The manufacturers OF newspaper and job
presses have now more work on hand than for
three years. Capacity has been increased 20
per cent in some of the New York and Chicago
establishments, and there is talk of two or three
new houses starting up.
Inc 0oavy demand Tor Wlnd0W-glaSS increased
importations from &c per cent in 1885 to 80 per
cont last year. The three separate associations
are trying to unite into one general body, but
action has for the present been deferred in view
OF the increasing lmportations.
The coal output of the world is 400, 600. 900
TONS of which the United States produces 106,-
600. 600; ASIA 5000 000 and Africa. 200. 600.
Europe produced 70 per cent of all. or 295. 000,-
600 tons. The average per head of population
throughout the world is 225 pounds.
The value of the coal produced last year in the
United States was worth $147, 112 755, or about
So. so per head of population In gross tons the
amount was 90. 144, 500 tons Pennsylvania led
off with 60. 600, 900 TONS and Idaho makes the
tail with 1900 tons. Pennsylvania's bill was
$1.588, I26.
Sixty-two sub-companies of the American
Bell Telephone Company represent with IL
censes. $54, 1S6. Ill. The business yields SILL
100000 gross earnings and 81, $50. 900 net earn
ings. There 147 06S exchange subscribers
and 6.OSS employees The total ''hellos" last
year were 3l2, Go, 10.
In Birmingham, Ala. 1000 houses are to be
built this year. At Wichita, Kan, II, 900 are
under contract. Wheels, boilers. engines, looms
and machinery of all kinds are being ordered
and placed IN position in Eastern manufacturing
towns. as though there were absolute scarcity
of power and capacity.
The stationery manufacturers Rowling
through an enormous amount of work for the
fall and holiday trade, and the importing sta
TONERS now absent in Europe have made large
purchases. The American market is a bonanza
to foreign makers of what comes under the
head of stationers supplies.
Philadelphia steel engravers are spreading
their name and fame. It is becoming quite
fashionable to send particularly fine jobs to
Philadelphia from points as remote New Or
leans and the far Northwest The local houses
frequently take the credit OF doing the fine
work, but SO general is the system of circular
advertising and advertising by Specialties that
patrons are getting TO know the finest work now
comes from Philadelphia.
There is great increase in the number of
IN faCf rIYpo ctoh chy nnnfa iron
and steel. million dollar concern to make
pneumatic car brakes is to be started at Coving-
ton. Ky; a wire nail-mill company has started
at Bellevie, ILL.,; spring concern in Wisconsin,;
a pillow and wagon establishment at Beloit; q
special machine tool works in Massachusetts;
stove works in New York: mower and reaper
concerns in half-dozen States; glass works
at Butler, Pa, and SO on through.
Since the Massachusetts shoe strike started
machines have been brought into use which do
much work previously done by boys, such
toe and heel seats, tying. lasting etc. The en-
ployers are now enjoying their victory, and
manufacturers devising plans by which
strikes be averted in the future One is to
create fund of 81 a week for each operative until
it shall reach $50, which draws per cent in
terest If the men strike they forfeit the money
Another concern offers several annual prizes for
the saving of the largest percentage of earnings,
which amount to 1925.
Twelve miles of electric railway will be
equipped this fall in Cincinnati. Thirteen miles
of the Sprague system to be completed in
Richmond, Va. by October. Forty sixteen-foot
cars will be used. A mile of track will be
equipped once in ST. Joseph. Mo. An electric
plant is being put in for the Atlanta roads. The
Van Depoele system is working on four-and-a-
half mile road in Bipghamton, N Y. Wilmington.
Del, will have line mile and a half long. An
electric road is to be built between Baltimore
and Ellicott City. Electricity will also be used
on lines to be built in Bellevile. Ill; Davenport,
Ia. Windsor, Canada; San Jose and Hutchinson,
and other places.
In twenty-six cities between New York and
Ell Paso and Bismarck the amount involved in
buildings undertaken or projected for the first
five months of this year foots ND S95 ST. 957
against SIS, 903, 1873 for same time last year, and
the real estate sales for same cities and towns
we're respectively, 1892 138 994, and $274 226 691.
For every $24 invested in those cities in build
ings SIC was invested in real-estate operations.
In Philadelphia the involved far this
year in building operations is roundly guessed at
as 20.O0O OOO and on real-estate operations
$25. 000 000 against SIS. 900 900 and 800 000 000
respectively. for same time last year. New
York's bill for building to Jan. l is $40 493 u.s.
against $50. 759. l33 for same time last year. The
real-estate transactions this year foot up $780,
DOC, 600 In round numbers
Most manufacturing interests will enter upon
the latter half of the year under comfortable
surroundings. The rush of orders for the past
TWO months has been sufficient keep factories
and mills busy Stocks of all kinds. in both
crude and finished materials, light. AL
though production has been gagged to demand,
overproduction is feared. Trade ombinations
are doing their best to keep up the discipline
that has been established Ina general way
manufacturers anticipate a busy summer.
Buyers have not perfect faith in continued low
prices, and knowing that for many commodities
mills are oversold. they are inclined to protect
themselves by liberal advance orders Orders
for machinery and for goods of all kinds have
been coming in for the past two weeks more
freely than is usual at this season.
General Fairchild at Newark.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEWARK, n. j., June 27.-Ex- Governor Fair
child, comm ander-ln chief of the G. A. R., was